Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Safter nail polishes


Now that you have all this information about potential toxins in polishes, what nail polishes are safe for you to use?  Well, here is a list of some common brands that area all 3-free, 4-free, 5-free and even water based. Although the new polishes being sold by these brands are free of toxic chemicals, older formulas may still contain toluene, DBP or formaldehyde.  You should check the ingredients on your bottles before use. Click on the links to be taken to the site for each brand. 

3-free (No toluene, dibutyl phthlate, or formaldehyde)

Finger Paints

4-Free (Free of formaldehyde resin)
MAC
Milani
N.Y.C 
Orly 

5-Free (Free of formaldehyde resin and camphor)

Chanel


Water based polishes (5-free and free of ethyl acetate)

Acquarella 
Honeybee Gardens
Sula    Sula polishes also peal off like rubber, just like those polishes you had when you were little!
Suncoat

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